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cold? died missing themselves instead of going to the actual doctor. but is this safe? we will ask dr. mitchell brooks. "the willis report" is on the case. gerri: tonight stop -- top story takes us to a suburb located about 90 miles northwest of philadelphia. officials at an elementary school have suspended a five year-old girl over what they called terrorist threats. after the kindergartner reportedly told a classmate that she wanted to share with the hello kitty bubble gum. the kind that shoots soap bubbles. the girl received a suspension. the girl has since received a psychological evaluation and has been found to be no threat to

others. joining me now, the attorney for the girl's family. defense attorney. i'll start with you. tell us more about the facts of the case. >> it happened in a bus line. there was no bubble gum. she was referring to a hello kitty bubble gum which just sheets bubbles. bubbles don't hurt you. even the school psychologist appointed by the school came to the conclusion that said she has no harmful or predatory intent to. the comments made to her friends about the bubble gum. does not have those risk factors identified for violent behavior. why won't they strike this from her record? why won't they a sponge is? gerri: i wa to bring in sharon . about a month ago. are these school officials responding, over responding to what happened?

>> you can say there are over responding, but they have gone completely off the chart. you can respond responsibly, but these people lobbying complete the funds. this is a 5-year-old kid, five years old. does not have the requisite to do anything of that nature. yet they labeled her as a terrorist threat. hello. a terrorist threat? i mean, they have to think about what they do. they have to use their common sense. they don't. they just react. our schools need a lot of work, and the need to revamp how they're teaching our kids and what they're teaching them. gerri: it seems to me, and i am no expert on child psychology. it seems to me if you are concerned about kids and they're reaction to newtown that the last thing you would do is scare them all over again. this poor little girl, as i understand this she was out to publicly in class. this was not something that was quietly handled.

it was very embarrassing. >> she was brought in front of the class and told they might call the police. she might be put in jail. then she was interrogated by two other administrative personnel without her mother being there. she was scared to death. she has had trouble sleeping. furthermore, she can transfer to another school because she has this black mark on her record. by what they expunge this harmless chiles record? gerri: just to elaborate, she is now accused of threatening to harm another student. this remains of her record. to me this is so crazy. don't students every single day, they play at things. as one of the ways we work of our frustration. why can't the school officials say that? >> like us said, they have just gone stupid. they don't use their common sense. these are the same people that ban playing musical chairs because somebody has to lose. they have got to bring common

sense back into the classroom. they have to bring common sense into what they're teaching kids. they react. i think that the schools are so fear-based at this point in time that they just are about inapt. gerri: that think they're exporting their fear to the children. to you. we have a statement from the school district late this afternoon right before the show. here is what they had to say. the school district has been criticized for the handling of an incident that occurred recently. bylaw we cannot officially comment on the specifics of the incident involving the students, we are confident that much of the information supplied to the media may not be consistent with the facts in this matter us. the schoolol district has investigated the issue and will continue to do so. do you have anything around here? >> there is nothing wrong. they might say that there were some other words uttered, but there have been more than 16,000

comments from the public across the country. almost all condemning the school's actions. so simply covering there you know what and not protecting, not acting in the best interest of this 5-year-old. gerri: the gun was not a gun. the threat was not a threat. how do we get to this place where school officials, school administrators feel like they are back in a corner and they have to do something this extreme in this kind of case? what is the mindset do you think, of school administrators? >> they are afraid of being sued because look at how things have just gotten so far out of hand from when i was a kid. teachers are afraid of being accused of doing something to my calling somebody not the best, giving someone a b, disciplining a kid because they don't show up the class. and then these teachers are called on the carpet and have to defend themselves against some

7-year-old claiming that the teacher said something mean to them. these teachers, they lack the confidence. i can understand why. the system undermines the when they allow this kind of stuff to take down school districts, to take down teachers. it is not right, and there is so much competition for federal funding. schools are closing left and right. they are afraid. there are free to do anything. gerri: tell me what happens next. how is she doing? where did she go next? and stan she cannot get into another school with this on a record. >> she is staying at home with mo i am meeting with the school board attorney. quite frankly, he should cancel the meeting in response to a record. she has done nothing wrong here. harmless. they're own psychologist says so why are they trying to protect themselves? they should have the interest of the child at heart and not

protecting their administrative personnel who are clueless. gerri: we would be happy to have a school administrator on. thanks to both of you for coming out tonight. thank you. great to hear from you. an amazing story. thank you so much. now we want to know what you think. our schools going too far in their concern over gun violence? log on. but on the right hand side of the screen. all share the results of the end of tonight's show. coming up, none of the parades are over we will take a look at president obama's seond term at higher taxes, a burden for every american. could they bring an end to the career of one of my favorite golf first? find that next. ♪

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mickelson says he has teed off over taxes. in fact, the star is not ruling out a mailing from his home state of california altogethe. during a press conference following the human a challenge golf tournament he said this, there are going to be some drastic changes for me because i happen to be in that town that has been targeted both federally and by the state. it does not work for me righ now. my tax rates, 62, 62%. so will the high taxes for some of the country or maybe even into retirement? sports lawyer joining me now. look into the show. great to have you. >> welcome to be here. gerri: great to have you with us. this has golf aficionado's, golf fans worried and nervous because i have to tell you, phil mickelson is probably the most popular golfer out there, despite tagger, despite rory, they all love this guy if he were to retire early, that would just be a real blow for golf fans. what do you think he means by drastic changes?

>> i think what he is actually saying here, he will probably have to move because with the way that the laws are, especially in california and new york, a lot of the players and professional athletes are getting taxed at such a high rate that they almost he to move were also much of their income is going to go to the government. gerri: us take a look at those numbers. his state tax will go to a 13%. that is a state income tax which means he will pay an additional 2 million in taxs. that doesn't even include the federal increase in taxes that we talk so much about the end of last year which would go to a 39 and a half%. this is a fella who has a net worth of 150 million, making money every single year. he will have a very big tax tab. >> absolutely. >> absolutely commit to the point whe he is probably going to have to either move to another state income-tax state or have to move to the caribbean or move out of the estates.

gerri: what is that? >> essentially, any place where an athlete place, within their jurisdiction they have to file taxes. so across all sports respectively they have to file in the state where they actually play in the game. any type of income that they receive based of their contract they have to file. the government wants their money. gerri: you were mentioning where he might go. take a look at the high state and local income taxes on a million dollars' worth of income . in this the usual suspects. los angeles, portland, new york. do you think that professional athletes are going to tart using these higher taxes as bargaining tools when they are renegotiating contracts? >> 100 percent. i think as long as the players have the right team of people around them in terms of their agent or an accountant and lawyer, marketing professionals, that is where a lot of the

diligence and you almost have to look at the economics. of course, you have to look at the salary cap. more important you have to look at the taxes. jurisdiction such as texas is a lot more appealing than california or new york. 100 percent. gerri: the california board. he grew up there. he spent his entire -- a lot of his career is right there. it must go and have to leave. but last year he talked about buying the san diego padres or at least being a partial owner. taxes were a big factor in his deciding not to do it. how so? >> well, i think it is because he is taxed at such a high rate in california. and with a lot of these professional athletes it all depends on how liquid they are, how much available cash they have. so it all depends on how much available cast asa been preserved. then the tax rate that they're going to have going forward for

their respective year. if you make $65 million in a year, you're going to be taxed at a pretty high rate. gerri: paying a lot of that in taxes. what would you tell him to do right now? we will be your advice financially? >> i would move to another state income-tax state or how would move to the bombers because a lot of people -- i mean, if you really have a lot of money you almost have to. gerri: that's just terrible. that's terrible to have somebody who is so critical to leave the country. you're upsetting me. i bet a lot of athletes to that at the end of the day. >> they actually do. gerri: thank you for coming on. an absolute pleasure. thank you. >> a pleasure. thanks for having me. gerri: coming up, a day of flag waving in the plaza. the 44th president of the united states took the oath of office for the second time. >> we are made for this moment,

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assumed our project will be bigger overtime, the opposite is happening. median household income is lower than when the president took office. it was 51,190 now and is a 200054, th most recent numbers available. strangely, household income declined even more after the recession than during te recession. a fluke that is beginning to feel like the normal. the unemployment rate is up nearly half a percentage point. the numbers of us who are long-term unemployed, the jobless for 27 weeks or more have skyrocketed from two and a half million in january 2009 to nearly 5 million in decemb. what's more, the labour participation rate, the proportion of us working, has fallen to 63% from 65. it does not sound like a lot. but the levels are very nearly back to the early 1980's, back when women were just barely getting into the workforce. as a result, more of us are on

the dole. the number of americans getting food stamps or snap benefits fell 47 and a half million from 303. gas prices are up. the average price of a gallon of unleaded regular was a dollar 84 when he took office. today is $3.30 and nearly 80% price. or in thailand programs are another step closer from being broke. stocks are up. but that he can plan responsibility or credit. there read down comes from a low base at that time the very viability of the nation's banks is in question. that is a legacy of children and grandchildren don't need. that is the problem barack obama has been a transformational president. transformed, but not in the way we like. made the casefor big government. collective action as a way to bolster entitlement programs, and spending, and keep things fair for everybody. i believe we need more personal freedom to growour economy,

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from our fox business stios in new york, here, again, is gerri willis. gerri: well, not wasting a second of the second term, president obama making it clear who is in charge the next four years laying out a bold agenda in the inaugural address. that's how i read it.

with more, maryann marsh, a democratic strategist, and rich lawry, editor of "the national review. " whato you think of the speech? >> audacious. one, it was an unabashedly progressive speech, shorn of the pose that's characterized as rhetoric. it also, i think, was audacious in its appropriation of the tradition of the american foundings. it was a direct challenge to republicans and the tea party saying you are obsessed with the founders. you are wrong. i am the one firmly within the tradition, and you are outside the mainstream, and you better get on board my program or hit the highway. gerri: maryann, the speech audacious in your view? >> it was bold and audacious and exactly everything he ran on, and that's why he won this election by such a big margin over mitt romney.

voters elected barack obama to a second term knowing what hey were going to get, and everything he talkedded about today, putting people back to work, dwetting the economy back on track for a fair shot. immigration reform, reduction in gun violence, climate change, education, all of those things are hat he campaigned on and talked about it in a way showing he has hope, stillments change, but he understands to bring the country forward, he has to do it in a non-traditional way like the campaign. gerri: justin, do you agree? the same old same old? same push, same rhetoric, same positions? >> a different barack obama than in 2004 as rich mentioned than 2008. this is not the post partisan barack obama, but one laying down a marker expanding -- explaning the vision for progressive government, not even a nod whatsoever todd fact that the american people elected

republicans to control the people's house, the house of representatives, no nod to the fact there needs to be bipartisan at all whatsoever. that's concerned me the most, and, also, no discussion utah debt, no discussion whatsoever of the debt. that concerned me. gerri: to your point, big discussion of entitlements and what they mean not country. rich, what did you make of that? i want you to hear the sound first. here's the president on entitlements from the speech today. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us. [applause] they do not make us a nation f takers, but they free us to take the risks that make this country great. [applause] gerri: what do you think of that, rich? >> in is not a president. this is not rhetoric in a

president interested in a grand bargain to make tough choices, but a defense of the reunconstructed entitlement state. there was a line to care for the deficit, but immediately said there's no choice between to make between investing in the elderly and younger generation saying we're not going to make choices at all, but keep spending. gerri: where was the conversation about, you know, trying to tackle our national debt? >> well, i mean, i just want to address one thing rich said. president obama spent the last four years trying to work with the republicans that failed, and i think in the first -- gerri: all right, but answer the question here. this is an issue we talk about every single day on this program. there's $16 trillion in federal debt, $50,000 for each and every american in the country to have to pay, and the president doesn't even mention it in the speech. why? >> this there was a mention of t but more detail in the state of the union. look at the speeches separately. today was broad, and putting out

the fact he's going after the promises made in the next four years. the state of the union, on february 1 #* 12th, there's a deal about deficit reduction, and the ceiling. >> i hope you are right. he's had four years now to really put out there a serious entitlement reform, and he has not because he's not interested in it and the base is not interested in it. >> that will happen, that will happen. >> he gave no conclusion whatsoever if you read the speech, listen to the speech, it was all about the collectivism that thing z have to be done together, justifying the role of expansionist government, and there was no discussion at all about limiting government whatsoever so i hope he does what we're being told he's going to do, but i'm skeptical right now. >> in fact, he even said we got to pay more attention to climate change, tipped the hat, again, to the green energy program, listen to this. >> >> we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing

that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult, but america cannot resist the transition, but we have to lead it. gerri: throw more money down the hole on these green emergency programs that, a, don't employee americans or not enough, and then waste money, they lose money. what do you say? gling if you talk to a lot of republicans, especially those in the northeast and in new york and new jersey who fought o get the money after hurricane sandy that everybody else gets water blinking, they are all or this now too. this is the point made in the speech, like the last line, the reputation about paul ryan, this was about hurricane sandy, and -- gerri: how? this was green energy he was talking about. his commitment -- >> talking about climate change. gerri: a commitment to rid of climate change. >> one of the most ridiculous

passages in the speech saying the founding ideals have no meaning unless we fight climate change which would be major news to thomas jefferson, it was a laughable passage. gerri: justin, last word. >> yeah, if president obama's worried and concerned about the future of our children, then he will do something and take dramatic action, use the political capital gained to do something about about the 16 trillion of debt sitting as a yolk of oppression on our future of our children's futures. gerri: thanks so much for coming on tonight. really appreciate the time. great conversation. thank you. and be sure to watch complete inaugural coverage at 8 p.m. eastern hosted by our own neil cavuto. well, on to presidents, president obama's speech today was onef the most partisan many recent memory annd will be remembered more for its tone than its message.

in tonight's top five, what we think of as the most memorable inaugural addresses. number five, jefferson's speech in 1801, the election made the one between obama and romney look like a schoolyard brawl and ended in a tie. he took a more conciliatory approach to the speech. here's what he said. we don't have video, obviously. let us then, fellow ctizens, unite with one heart and mind and restore to social intercourse harmony and affection without which liberty and life itself are but dreary things. every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. well put. reagan's speech 180 yars later. the words are what the republican party preaches to this day. >> we, as americans, have the capacity now as we've had in the past to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bash of freedom.

in this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. [applause] gerri: number three, fdr's speech in the height of the great depression back in 19 # #. the most memorable line was at the top of the address. >> let me offer my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. maimless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. gerri: number one, one of the most quoted speeches, john kennedy in 1961. >> and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do fo your country. gerri: and the number one best

inaugural address is? president abraham lincoln, the second speech as the civil war was drawing to a close. he hand wrote this. with mall las towards none, charity towards on, finish th work we are in to bind wounds to do which may acomeef, cherish, an a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. that speech, as i said, was handwritten by the president itself. see a picture of it right there. there's no cross outs, nothing -- no going back and starting over. something you would never see today. when we come back. what do doctors think about websites like webmd. is googling your symptoms a good idea? next, the on going debt debate mean you're not getting a tax refund on time? covering your assets nt. ♪

gerri: well, after the pomp and circumstance fades away in

the fight resumes. this wednesday, the house votes on whether to raise the debt ceiling. this bill comes amid a change and strategy for house republicans who decided not to use the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip in the fight to cut spending the the vote including a provision requiring congress to approve budgets and withholding pay for lawmakers until that happens. urn the legislation, they suspend the debt ceiling through may 18th, and congress raises the by whatever debt was incurred at the time. i don't know how you do that. just expand the ceiling. just not going to pay the credit cards. we don't care. meanwhile, as the dead line approaches, there's a chance the tax refund could be at risk. joining me is the managing direct for wealth health financial planning. rich, great to have you on the show. here's the deal. so congress has enough money to go through february 15th, mid february, about the time everybody starts trying to get the tax refunds. they file taxes. now, i know you are against refunds, but do you think it's possible they delay refunds?

>> i'm hopeful it's not. i think the reality is congress will do the right thing. possibly suspend the debt ceiling, allow for, you know, lenders to get paid both, you know, people holding treasuries as well as people who are actually lending the government money expecting a refund. gerri: if this gambit from the republicans does not work, are some at risk after not getting the refund? >> anything's possible. look, at the end of the day, if the ceiling is not raised and restrict expenses somewhere, refunds could be down the road. irs says if you electronically file, expect a refund within ten days, similar to last year, but, you know, they could say that now not knowing what's going to happen just, you know, a few weeks from now. gerri: we have no idea. the reality is the irs does not control this. >> absolutely not. gerri: that they have to react,d it takes along time to make changes that need to be made.

now, i know you're against refunds, but there's people out there who try to get them every year, like to get them. what's your problem with the refund? >> you loan the government money, zero percent interest, and then you get it back, and it's funny how people think, they say, my guy got me back x dollars. it's your money you should have never paid to the government in the first place that your guy got back. look at your withholding or estimated payments if you have a 1099, and adjust that because things change year to year. tax rates change, your situation has changed. gerri: boy, tax rates changed, no kidding. this would be a great year to start thking about what changes you need to make. are you talking to your clients right now about how they need to position themselves for next year? >> absolutely. this is the perfect time to be doing it. we're thinking about 2012, filing, and also looking at 20 # 13, and with the increase in income tax rates, the change in

the social security rate, the net investment income tax change. you just talked about california on the earlier segment. a lot of california people change at the state level too, not just federal. at the time, maybe you're doing better. maybe you were not employed or had less income last year compared to this year. you want to take a look every year, not just do what you did in the past, and change withholdings, change your estimates. gerri: all right. direct deposit your refund if you are doing the wrong thing and getting one. pay your credit bill to the irs with the credit card? >> you know, i think about that for myself, but there's a fee in doing so, and, you know, then you have to -- obviously depends how much you have to pay the irs and how much the fee is for the amount you have to pay versus the benefit. i love points on the credit cards also. you have to weigh that and decide whether it's the right thing for you. i have shied away there doing so because fees are too high. gerri: ridiculous to pay a fee to pay the irs. that's compounding.

>> exactly, i cringe when i see it. absolutely not. gerri: ric, appreciate your time. >> thanks. gerri: still to come, two cents more on lance armstrong's memoirs, and an ache you cannot identify? many turn to google rather than your doctor. is this safe? details next. ♪ with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business!

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♪ gerri: have you done it? turn to websites and smart phone apps to self-diagnose your health problems? how accurate are the apps?

one study suggests trusting apps can have deadly consequences. doctor brooks, host of "heflt of a nation" joins me now. i'm always going on the web looking at things happening to me and finding out if maybe there's a problem. is that a good idea? >> sure. it really is. provided you understand that you are basically looking at things from a hundred thousand foot view. the details you get are consistent with that view. gerri: 35% of us seek medical advice from the web. how far do you go with it? >> well, i think it's up to the individual. i think the advic that you get is consistent with the symptoms that you think you have, and i -- i want to emphasize think. you know, are you really being honest with yourself? there's an old saw that the person who has himself for a party has a fool for a physician. you know, i think that it's good

to give you a general jut line, but if you hurt, something's not right, seek the attention of someone who spent many, many years studying these things. you got to understand -- gerri: go ahead, doctor. >> i was just saying understand, gerri the two most important things in making a diagnosis is a history and thorough physical examination, and it's more important to find out sometimes what you don't have than what you have. gerri: well, it's an interesting point. we got on to the story because of a new study that looked at cancer apps, and the accuracy of the apps ranged dramatically from 6% to 98%. what you do is take a picture of a mole on your body, and they give you a diagnosis. now, it seems to me that it can be wrong. lighting can change. i mean, anything could happen. >> yeah. i think the diagnosis is as good as the clarity of the picture and the security of the line and whether you can take that

picture from your portable smart phone and blow it 7:on a large screen. also, there needs to be a history that goes along with it. sometimes it's important to feel the mole. there's a lot of things involved. it's not really what we call a tax onmy one issue like what's the capitol of new york? the answer's albny. there's other issues. gerri: how do i know? it can assist sometimes. how do i know if an app is helpful, at least minimally? >> good question. i think that applications that you rely on to make a diagnosis or applications that measure something upon which your doctor's relying, those applications should be approvedded by the fda. the fda is behind the curve, surprise, and they are not just getting caught up in trying to get a system by which they can look into these mobile applications or these mobile medical appositions, and they are going to do it, and i think

it's important to find out applications do exactly as they say they do. gerri: why is the fdabehind the curve? why not up to date? seems to be cutting edge of something so many people do. >> why does the government do anything it does, gerri? gerri: well -- >> who knows. there's a breaucratic process involved in doing something that should have been done years ago. people used apps for a long, long time. there's 12,000 medical apps on itunes. gerri: 12,000? >> 12,000. gerri: and the fda is not on the case yet? >> they are on the case. they are trying to evaluate the standards by which they are going to use to make recommendations to look at these applications, and it's their charge. it's in their chart. gerri: long way to go. >> long way to go, short time to get there. gerri: thanks for coming on. >> take care, good to see you. gerri: apple a day.

>> yeah, right. gerri: on to on this business day in history, on this business day in 1954, the world's first nuclear powered submarine, the uss novel took its first journey. the uss novelace had limited range and did not have to surface to charge the battery so could be underwater in a long period of time. therwas a four day trip way back in 1958, it traveled submerged 2,000 miles under the polar icecap micking it the first ship to reach the north pole fully submerged. it made antisubmarine warfare tactics obsolete almost overnight. it was decommissioned in 1980, sheeves been preserved getting 250,000 visitors a year. it's a national land mark, the first sub took its journey january the 21st, 59 years ago

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♪ gerri: a 5-year-old pennsylvania girl suspended after making threats, that's what they called them, to another girl to use her hello kit by bubble gun on her. is the school going too far? this is what you posted on facebook. mike says, not too far in implementing safety measures preventative and responding to emergencies, overreacting, expelling 5-year-olds for talking about bubble making guns. kathy says, way too far.

that's stupid and lacks common sense of a 5-ye-old. we asked the question on our website, 82% said, yes, and 18% said, no. log on to gerriwillis.com. gene writes, "the energy department is wasting billions to keep itself going. if we have to invest in wild ideas, get rid of half the department of energy. they have 16,000 federal blows on the payroll and 90,000 contract employees, and nobody knows what they all really do." al says, "tired of politicians talking about medicare ad social security being the only way to save money. have every federal employee pay their own health insurance like in the private sector. that, alone, comes close to balancing the budget in 2013. now to pay for the $16 trillion plus in debt, do the ame for the pension plans." i wish. cor ray says, "congress needs cang l how to negotiate, how to get along with others, the importance of working, and the importance oknow who they are

working for, and, of course, they need to learn there is no blank check great job bringing out the tough diussions." thank you, cora. jack fired up over bonuses, who is not. executives at any failed company should not get paid for doing a bad job. tom from mississippi says, "a new retiree on medicare, the primary physician tried to refer me to a specialist, and the office would be happy to see me with a cash payment as they did not accept medicare. this is beginning to seem like the way -- this is beginning to see like the norm, not the exception." finally from anna, i started watching your show, and i would like to take that moment to say thank you, appreciating the way you report the news in a matter of a fact way. people should pay attention what's going on in the country." amen to that, anna. he mail me at gerri@foxbis.com. 30 million people turned into oprah la